What we do

Most FFII members and supporters are independent software developers,
patent experts, and academics who have studied the legal frameworks
of property and other rights and understand their strengths and
weaknesses. We monitor proposals for new laws and treaties that affect
the IT sector, and we analyse these proposals and prepare responses. We
research the consequences of the proposals in particular areas, and we
collect results from studies conducted around the world. We make our
research available to industry, to politicians, and to academia. We
alert people to problems that may not yet be visible to all. We define
policies. We organise conferences, meetings, reports. We work with
politicians to build better laws.